Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures, formerly known as IDG Ventures SF, is a venture capital and private equity firm based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, the firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and bridge investments, primarily targeting enterprise IT and consumer companies. Ridge Ventures focuses on sectors such as new media, e-commerce, and information technology, with particular attention to media, Internet infrastructure, computer hardware, and enterprise software. The firm typically invests in privately held companies located west of the Mississippi River, with investment amounts ranging from $0.25 million to $5 million per round. Ridge Ventures is dedicated to supporting experienced founders who are innovating in the software space, including areas like SaaS, infrastructure solutions, adtech, gaming, and e-commerce. The firm emphasizes the belief that significant problems present substantial opportunities, and it actively seeks to lead or participate in larger investment rounds to foster growth in its portfolio companies.

Mary Boyajian

Analyst

Pat Kenealy

Partner

Yousuf Khan

Partner

Derrick Lee

CFO

Alexander Rosen

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

199 past transactions

eSelf AI

Seed Round in 2024
eSelf AI redefines face-to-face interactions with human-like video conversations.

Prompt Security

Series A in 2024
Prompt Security specializes in providing a comprehensive security platform tailored for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The company aims to facilitate the safe and widespread adoption of GenAI technologies by enterprises by securing all aspects of their deployment, from the tools utilized by employees to the integrations within customer-facing products. By addressing risks such as prompt injection data leaks and potential vulnerabilities in large language model responses, Prompt Security empowers security teams to effectively safeguard their organizations against various threats associated with GenAI.

Arya Health

Seed Round in 2024
Arya Health is a healthcare workforce automation technology that aims to improve how healthcare firms manage their workers. It uses AI and automation to create bespoke solutions that streamline scheduling, payroll, onboarding, and compliance operations.

Lightyear

Series B in 2024
Buy and manage your business telecom services (internet, voice, WAN, data center) through a single, trustworthy pane of glass. Carrier neutral. Transparent. Fast.

Besty AI

Seed Round in 2024
Bloom is the creator of an online data analysis platform that aims to transform data into revolutionary business outcomes. The firm platform uses artificial intelligence to give real time analytics and business insights, as well as interactive and enterprise data analytics, allowing business teams to monitor and make data-driven choices in real time.

Archera

Series B in 2024
Archera is an information technology company that specializes in cloud cost optimization and financial management for cloud services. The company has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at managing costs specifically for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Archera's software automates various processes, including the purchasing, renewing, and exchanging of EC2 reserved instances and convertible reserved instances. By providing tools for building forecasts, identifying right-sizing and modernization opportunities, and executing optimal commitment plans, Archera helps customers mitigate risks associated with cloud management. Additionally, the platform offers guaranteed buybacks to protect cloud commitments, ultimately enabling organizations to save both time and money in their cloud operations.

Arya

Venture Round in 2024
Arya provides workforce ops teams with all the building blocks they need to automate how they onboard, staff, pay, motivate and move the people who move the world.

Recall.ai

Series A in 2024
Recall.ai is a software Development company.

GoodDay Software

Seed Round in 2024
GoodDay Software innovating on the most challenging problems facing commerce brands today. As former brand operators, we’re passionate about helping brands become more efficient and profitable, with fewer resources.

Clazar

Series A in 2024
Clazar is the leading Cloud Sales Acceleration Platform for Go-to-Market teams to scale revenue on AWS, Azure and Google cloud marketplaces. From listing to co-sell to revenue reconciliation and recognition, our platform helps companies to streamline and automate their entire cloud sales journey from a single, unified platform — with zero operational overhead. Clazar integrates seamlessly with existing CRMs, offers robust governance controls, and complies fully with industry-leading security standards so that revenue teams can efficiently scale operations with complete peace of mind. Top companies like Pinecone, Perplexity, Cortex, CloudZero and Secureframe trust Clazar to power their success on cloud marketplaces. To learn more, please visit www.clazar.io

Reach Security

Series A in 2024
Reach Security specializes in developing security software that streamlines security operations for organizations. The company's platform centralizes and automates various security tools, allowing security leaders and operators to effectively measure, manage, and enhance the value of their security investments. Reach Security provides tailored control recommendations and supporting materials based on specific threat profiles, which helps organizations prioritize security controls and gain visibility into potential threats. By automating security tasks and centralizing security data management, Reach Security enables customers to gain valuable insights and improve their overall security posture.

Go Autonomous

Series A in 2024
B2B commerce, simplified. The fastest way for companies to digitize manual quotes and orders. Essentially, we are making it easier for companies to communicate with each other in real-time, whether in the form of an email, PDFs, images, or other sources. Our vision and NLP model Saga extract the requested services or products, inject them directly into the company ERP, thereby removing the need for CSRs and salespeople to manually handle vast amounts of, e.g., quotes and orders. - From an average of 48 hours handling time down to seconds - Up to 30% capacity released in the CSR teams - 100% digital commerce in a previous completely offline channel At Go Autonomous™, our purpose is to empower people and enterprises to sustainably run and grow their business in a more autonomous future. We are on a mission to accelerate companies' transition to autonomous commerce by making it possible to digitize and automate core sales processes, enabling operations-as-a-service and creating a platform for new ways of doing business. By this, the enterprise can deliver superior customer experiences and advance its digital journey with artificial intelligence, autonomy, and experience design as a driving force. Let's make tomorrow, today! #autonomousenterprise #amplifyhumancapabilities #tomorrowtoday

MaintainX

Series C in 2023
MaintainX, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a frontline record management platform designed for maintenance and facility management teams. Launched in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, MaintainX provides a software as a service (SaaS) solution that digitizes workflows, enhances collaboration, and offers analytics to streamline maintenance operations. The platform includes features such as environmental and training checklists, tooling and gauge reporting, auditing workflows, and quality control inspections. Additionally, it facilitates communication among users and allows for photo uploads to enhance operational efficiency. MaintainX serves a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and hotels, focusing on improving asset management and ensuring regulatory compliance.

OfferFit

Series B in 2023
OfferFit is an AI-powered experimentation platform that automates decision-making and personalization for businesses, enhancing customer engagement strategies through continuous testing and learning. The platform employs machine learning to create a self-learning decision engine that segments customers and identifies the most suitable offers for each group. This approach enables businesses to send personalized promotions, improving marketing effectiveness and customer experience. By analyzing customer responses, OfferFit helps companies refine their strategies and optimize the profitability of their promotions.

Espresa

Series A in 2023
Espresa is a pioneering Culture Benefits platform that provides a suite of integrated tools designed to enhance employee experience and engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform supports HR and people teams by offering programs focused on rewards and recognition, employee resource groups, wellbeing, fitness, and event scheduling. Espresa aims to alleviate administrative burdens for organizations while delivering flexible and inclusive benefits to employees. By fostering a positive workplace culture, Espresa enhances employee wellbeing and productivity, ultimately making HR teams more effective in their roles.

Cerby

Series A in 2023
Cerby, Inc., founded in 2020 and based in Alameda, California, specializes in cybersecurity tools that address the challenges of managing disconnected applications. The company offers a comprehensive access management platform that automates security tasks by leveraging identity providers, thereby eliminating the need for manual tools and compensating controls like enterprise password managers. Cerby's patent-pending access orchestration engine facilitates passwordless authentication for applications that do not support standard protocols such as SSO, SAML, or SCIM. By automating processes such as offboarding and two-factor authentication enrollment, Cerby enhances visibility and control for identity and access management professionals, ultimately reducing risks and costs while increasing organizational productivity.

Wiremock

Seed Round in 2023
MockLab specializes in providing solutions for developers to mock APIs, enhancing productivity in software development. As the demand for microservices and API-first architectures grows, developers face challenges due to their reliance on third-party and internal APIs. MockLab addresses these challenges by offering WireMock, an open-source tool, and WireMock Cloud, a hosted service that enables fast API mocking or service virtualization. The platform features a user-friendly interface that supports both manual and automated testing, allowing developers to easily create, record, and share stubbed HTTP responses. Additionally, MockLab offers support for Swagger and response templating, facilitating efficient testing while building applications.

Kibsi

Seed Round in 2022
Kibsi is a developer of an integrated platform that specializes in artificial intelligence-powered computer vision applications. It offers a cloud-native, low-code solution that simplifies the deployment of vision-based technologies, allowing users to leverage existing camera systems for immediate insights. By streamlining the complexities typically associated with computer vision, Kibsi enables businesses and enterprises to prioritize their operational needs and make informed decisions swiftly. The platform's focus on accessibility empowers a wider range of customers to harness the potential of computer vision without requiring extensive technical expertise.

Streamline AI

Seed Round in 2022
Streamline AI is a developer of intelligent intake and workflow automation software specifically designed for legal teams. Founded in 2020 and based in Burlingame, California, the company offers a no-code platform that enables organizations to enhance their processes across general and administrative business units. The platform focuses on maximizing efficiency in high-volume request workflows while addressing legal-specific challenges such as confidentiality and data management. It allows legal teams to automate approvals, assignments, and other tasks without the need for engineering resources. Additionally, Streamline AI's dashboard provides automated updates and built-in reporting, improving collaboration and communication between legal teams and other business units, thereby streamlining operations and reducing manual workloads.

Theom

Seed Round in 2022
Theom is an IT company founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California, specializing in cloud and data security services. Theom's cloud-native security platform is designed to discover, track, and protect enterprise data in cloud environments. It provides immediate value by identifying risks associated with data loss and prioritizing corrective actions. This allows enterprises to concentrate on business growth while securely leveraging their data in the cloud.

Asimily

Venture Round in 2022
Asimily, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in securing healthcare devices through its innovative risk remediation platform. Founded in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Asimily offers a healthcare-specific management platform that utilizes distributed analytics to monitor and manage both connected and standalone medical devices. The platform provides a comprehensive inventory and classification of devices, identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities while delivering actionable insights for effective remediation. By leveraging big data and machine learning, Asimily ensures that healthcare organizations can continuously assess risks and detect anomalies in device behavior. This proactive approach helps to safeguard resources, enhance patient safety, and protect IT assets within healthcare settings.

Arya

Seed Round in 2022
Arya provides workforce ops teams with all the building blocks they need to automate how they onboard, staff, pay, motivate and move the people who move the world.

Cerby

Seed Round in 2022
Cerby, Inc., founded in 2020 and based in Alameda, California, specializes in cybersecurity tools that address the challenges of managing disconnected applications. The company offers a comprehensive access management platform that automates security tasks by leveraging identity providers, thereby eliminating the need for manual tools and compensating controls like enterprise password managers. Cerby's patent-pending access orchestration engine facilitates passwordless authentication for applications that do not support standard protocols such as SSO, SAML, or SCIM. By automating processes such as offboarding and two-factor authentication enrollment, Cerby enhances visibility and control for identity and access management professionals, ultimately reducing risks and costs while increasing organizational productivity.

Spectrum Labs

Series B in 2022
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior across various formats, including text and audio. The company's primary product, Guardian, offers a suite of tools that includes behavior identification models, content moderation capabilities, and an analytics dashboard. Spectrum Labs serves clients in sectors such as dating, gaming, marketplaces, and social platforms. By enabling trust and safety teams to effectively identify toxic behaviors, the company helps reduce content moderation costs while enhancing the detection of potentially damaging actions that could harm brands.

Chisel Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Chisel is a company that specializes in product management technology, providing tools that assist product managers throughout the product life cycle. Its platform enables users to create product roadmaps, align teams, and gather customer feedback effectively. By facilitating the collection of insights through surveys, Chisel helps businesses better understand customer needs and streamline the product development process. The comprehensive nature of its tools allows for improved team management and collaboration, supporting organizations in building and managing successful products.

Spare

Series A in 2021
Spare is a mobility management software company that enhances public transit services through on-demand and shared transportation solutions. The platform integrates various modes of transport, enabling efficient and accessible mobility for all users. Their platform uses advanced algorithms and data analytics to optimize routes, reduce wait times, and improve overall efficiency for transportation services. By optimizing transportation services and promoting shared rides, Spare Labs reduces traffic congestion and emissions, supporting more sustainable urban mobility.

Ontic

Series B in 2021
Ontic is a developer of a protective intelligence platform designed for corporate and government security professionals to enhance threat management and risk mitigation. The platform integrates and unifies critical data, business processes, and collaboration tools, consolidating security intelligence and operations into a single system. By leveraging big data and digital technology, Ontic aggregates various data sources to provide actionable insights for early threat detection, surfacing pre-incident indicators related to acts of violence, mental health concerns, and suspicious behavior. This enables security teams to effectively investigate and address potential threats, ultimately protecting executives, workplaces, and educational institutions.

Habu

Series B in 2021
Habu is a marketing data operating system that enables brands to enrich first-party data in a privacy-first world. Its data operating system generates value analytics from controlled datasets. With Habu, brands can build a durable data foundation and drive multi-channel personalization with automated privacy compliance. The company is based in San Francisco and has offices in Boston and New York.

Asimily

Venture Round in 2021
Asimily, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in securing healthcare devices through its innovative risk remediation platform. Founded in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Asimily offers a healthcare-specific management platform that utilizes distributed analytics to monitor and manage both connected and standalone medical devices. The platform provides a comprehensive inventory and classification of devices, identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities while delivering actionable insights for effective remediation. By leveraging big data and machine learning, Asimily ensures that healthcare organizations can continuously assess risks and detect anomalies in device behavior. This proactive approach helps to safeguard resources, enhance patient safety, and protect IT assets within healthcare settings.

Archera

Series A in 2021
Archera is an information technology company that specializes in cloud cost optimization and financial management for cloud services. The company has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at managing costs specifically for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Archera's software automates various processes, including the purchasing, renewing, and exchanging of EC2 reserved instances and convertible reserved instances. By providing tools for building forecasts, identifying right-sizing and modernization opportunities, and executing optimal commitment plans, Archera helps customers mitigate risks associated with cloud management. Additionally, the platform offers guaranteed buybacks to protect cloud commitments, ultimately enabling organizations to save both time and money in their cloud operations.

Aircover.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Aircover leverages GenAI for live sales calls. It uplevels your reps with in-the-moment guidance for positioning, process, technical product features, and more. Don’t leave promising accounts stalled and uncommitted while your rep tracks down details. Give everyone direct access to effective messaging and instant technical depth on every call, and better account direction afterwards. Aircover is built for sales changemakers and reformers—enablement leaders, sales managers, and RevOps teams—who see a path to higher revenue through greater rep efficiency using AI. Don’t leave promising accounts stalled and uncommitted while your rep tracks down details. Give direct access to effective messaging and instant technical depth on every call. Follow up consistently with better account direction afterwards. Your go-to-market teams are ready for reform. Equip them better with in-game assistance.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Ketch is a data control platform designed to help businesses manage compliance with privacy regulations and automate data privacy and security processes. By offering a unified framework, Ketch enables organizations to orchestrate data management, enforce data governance, and streamline privacy compliance across complex global programs. The platform is particularly beneficial for general counsels, engineers, and IT organizations, allowing them to develop secure and compliant software more efficiently. Ultimately, Ketch aims to help businesses build consumer trust while effectively controlling and utilizing their data to support core operations and drive growth.

Rewind

Series B in 2021
Rewind develops an automatic data backup platform designed to protect business data. Their backup data facilitates automatic updates, restores lost data and eliminates technical skills. They enable clients to back up, restore, and copy the information stored in software-as-a-service applications.

Rafay Systems

Series B in 2021
Rafay Systems, Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a Kubernetes Operations Platform that enables enterprises to efficiently manage containerized applications across various environments, including public clouds, data centers, and edge locations. The platform offers a comprehensive solution for deploying, operating, and monitoring Kubernetes clusters, allowing organizations to streamline their DevOps workflows and enhance governance. Rafay's offerings support multi-region and multi-cloud deployments, facilitating rapid test automation, consistent user experiences, and the integration of IoT applications in various sectors such as retail and manufacturing. By providing centralized visibility and automation, Rafay Systems aims to simplify the complexities of modern application infrastructure, thereby maximizing the value of cloud-native technologies for its clients, which include notable companies like Verizon and MoneyGram.

Loop

Series B in 2021
Retain customers and revenue with the most advanced returns and exchanges app on Shopify. Customers can seamlessly swap their product for any new variant.Loop will place the new order within Shopify, triggered by return package movements. Smooth for the customer and totally hands free for you. Loop Triggers, the app is able process a return at any point on its way back to you, getting an exchange or refund in customer's hands within just a few days. If automated processing isn't your thing, issue refunds and place new exchange orders with just one click in the Loop Admin Panel.

Lightyear

Series A in 2021
Buy and manage your business telecom services (internet, voice, WAN, data center) through a single, trustworthy pane of glass. Carrier neutral. Transparent. Fast.

MaintainX

Series B in 2021
MaintainX, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a frontline record management platform designed for maintenance and facility management teams. Launched in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, MaintainX provides a software as a service (SaaS) solution that digitizes workflows, enhances collaboration, and offers analytics to streamline maintenance operations. The platform includes features such as environmental and training checklists, tooling and gauge reporting, auditing workflows, and quality control inspections. Additionally, it facilitates communication among users and allows for photo uploads to enhance operational efficiency. MaintainX serves a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and hotels, focusing on improving asset management and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Ketch is a data control platform designed to help businesses manage compliance with privacy regulations and automate data privacy and security processes. By offering a unified framework, Ketch enables organizations to orchestrate data management, enforce data governance, and streamline privacy compliance across complex global programs. The platform is particularly beneficial for general counsels, engineers, and IT organizations, allowing them to develop secure and compliant software more efficiently. Ultimately, Ketch aims to help businesses build consumer trust while effectively controlling and utilizing their data to support core operations and drive growth.

Zipline

Series B in 2021
Zipline is a communications and task management platform tailored specifically for the retail sector. It consolidates store messages and tasks into personalized daily checklists, calendars, and real-time email updates, enhancing the efficiency of retail employees. By providing the necessary information and tools, Zipline addresses the unique challenges faced by retailers, facilitating digital transformation and operational agility. The platform has been instrumental in optimizing processes for major retailers, allowing them to improve their store experiences and streamline communications effectively. Through its innovative approach, Zipline supports retailers in navigating the complexities of modern retail environments.

Reach Security

Venture Round in 2021
Reach Security specializes in developing security software that streamlines security operations for organizations. The company's platform centralizes and automates various security tools, allowing security leaders and operators to effectively measure, manage, and enhance the value of their security investments. Reach Security provides tailored control recommendations and supporting materials based on specific threat profiles, which helps organizations prioritize security controls and gain visibility into potential threats. By automating security tasks and centralizing security data management, Reach Security enables customers to gain valuable insights and improve their overall security posture.

Rewind

Series A in 2021
Rewind develops an automatic data backup platform designed to protect business data. Their backup data facilitates automatic updates, restores lost data and eliminates technical skills. They enable clients to back up, restore, and copy the information stored in software-as-a-service applications.

Spectrum Labs

Series A in 2020
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior across various formats, including text and audio. The company's primary product, Guardian, offers a suite of tools that includes behavior identification models, content moderation capabilities, and an analytics dashboard. Spectrum Labs serves clients in sectors such as dating, gaming, marketplaces, and social platforms. By enabling trust and safety teams to effectively identify toxic behaviors, the company helps reduce content moderation costs while enhancing the detection of potentially damaging actions that could harm brands.

Deduce

Seed Round in 2020
Deduce, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 2019. It specializes in protecting businesses and their customers from unauthorized account access, data leakage, and identity fraud. The company develops solutions that enhance user experiences while safeguarding user accounts and sensitive information. Deduce utilizes risk algorithms and behavioral analytics to eliminate fraud in real-time, leveraging a comprehensive network of consumer identity data. Its offerings include an identity risk index that addresses issues such as credential stuffing, phishing, and social engineering. Additionally, Deduce's platform employs behavior-detection algorithms to create independent identity graphs, enabling organizations to gain visibility into potential user threats and risks while optimizing user experience and reducing friction during customer interactions.

InCountry

Series A in 2020
InCountry is a data residency-as-a-service platform that enables global data compliance for international business. The platform securely stores, processes, and regulates profile data in its country of origin, helping multinationals scale by providing easy integration in under ten minutes. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco with operations in 65 countries. InCountry is s backed by Accenture, Caffeinated Capital, Arbor Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Felicis Ventures, Mubadala, and Charles River Ventures.

TrueRoll

Pre Seed Round in 2020
TrueRoll is a developer of property tax exemption software designed to assist governments in maintaining accurate property tax rolls. By leveraging data science and machine learning technology, the platform identifies both unqualified and unclaimed homestead exemptions, thereby helping local governments generate new revenue while fostering trust with citizens. TrueRoll aims to streamline the process of property tax management, allowing governments to avoid lengthy and expensive audits while enhancing the overall accuracy of property tax information.

Alembic

Seed Round in 2020
Alembic is a technology company that specializes in enhancing digital marketing through its advanced software solutions. The company has developed a marketing event conversion and correlation engine that simplifies digital marketing for businesses by utilizing artificial intelligence and sophisticated mathematical models. This engine processes billions of data points from various digital marketing tools, enabling organizations to evaluate unstructured data and accurately predict marketing ROI and future revenue. Alembic's innovative approach helps clients uncover audience-centric insights and assess the true impact of their marketing efforts. The company serves notable clients, including Fortune 200 companies and leading brands such as NVIDIA, Texas A&M, and North Sails.

Habu

Series A in 2020
Habu is a marketing data operating system that enables brands to enrich first-party data in a privacy-first world. Its data operating system generates value analytics from controlled datasets. With Habu, brands can build a durable data foundation and drive multi-channel personalization with automated privacy compliance. The company is based in San Francisco and has offices in Boston and New York.

Horizon3.ai

Venture Round in 2020
Horizon3.ai specializes in security automation through its flagship product, NodeZero, an autonomous penetration testing solution. NodeZero enables organizations to continuously assess their security posture across various attack surfaces, including external networks, identity systems, on-premises infrastructures, Internet of Things devices, and cloud environments. By simulating advanced persistent threats and ransomware attacks, it effectively identifies vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and insecure default settings. The platform operates as a self-service software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, designed for safe production use without the need for persistent or credentialed agents. This approach allows enterprises to gain a comprehensive view of their security landscape and proactively address potential threats before they can be exploited. Horizon3.ai combines the expertise of military cyber operators with artificial intelligence and engineering to provide continuous automated red teaming services that help organizations defend their data and prioritize security vulnerabilities.

Outlier

Series B in 2020
Outlier offers analytic solutions that enable businesses to make better decisions. Moreover, Outlier monitors business data and notifies the user when unexpected changes occur.

Alembic

Seed Round in 2020
Alembic is a technology company that specializes in enhancing digital marketing through its advanced software solutions. The company has developed a marketing event conversion and correlation engine that simplifies digital marketing for businesses by utilizing artificial intelligence and sophisticated mathematical models. This engine processes billions of data points from various digital marketing tools, enabling organizations to evaluate unstructured data and accurately predict marketing ROI and future revenue. Alembic's innovative approach helps clients uncover audience-centric insights and assess the true impact of their marketing efforts. The company serves notable clients, including Fortune 200 companies and leading brands such as NVIDIA, Texas A&M, and North Sails.

Petabyte Technology

Series A in 2019
Petabyte Technology Inc. is a company that offers a cloud-based software platform specifically designed for veterinary clinics. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in cities like San Francisco and New York, Petabyte Technology focuses on enhancing practice productivity and improving patient care through its SaaS-based practice management software, Rhapsody. This software is accessible on various devices, including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones. It streamlines operations by replacing traditional methods like sticky notes and multiple software tabs, allowing veterinarians to manage client interactions, conduct online assessments, create invoices, and maintain patient medical histories. Ultimately, Petabyte Technology aims to empower veterinary professionals with better control and understanding of their practice, thereby promoting a higher quality of care and an improved work-life balance.

Sama

Series A in 2019
Sama is a globally recognized leader in data annotation solutions for enterprise AI models that require the highest accuracy. As an industry pioneer with 15-years of experience, Sama’s expertise and solutions are trusted by leading companies such as GM, Ford, Continental, Google, and many more. Sama specializes in image, video, language, lidar, and sensor data annotation and validation for complex machine learning algorithms. As a leader in ethical AI and as a Certified B-Corp, we’ve pioneered an impact model that harnesses the power of markets for social good, and has been proven to meaningfully improve employment and income outcomes for those with the greatest barriers to formal work. So far, helping more than 60,000 people lift themselves out of poverty.

Pulsar AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Pulsar AI is focused on providing conversational AI solutions specifically designed for auto dealers, enabling them to schedule appointments without requiring human intervention. The company's platform enhances communication between businesses and their customers by utilizing advanced machine learning models and natural language processing technology. This allows auto dealers to engage online shoppers in personalized, two-way conversations, thereby improving response times and the quality of customer interactions. Through its innovative approach, Pulsar AI aims to streamline the customer engagement process and enhance the overall efficiency of the auto sales experience.

Loop

Series A in 2019
Retain customers and revenue with the most advanced returns and exchanges app on Shopify. Customers can seamlessly swap their product for any new variant.Loop will place the new order within Shopify, triggered by return package movements. Smooth for the customer and totally hands free for you. Loop Triggers, the app is able process a return at any point on its way back to you, getting an exchange or refund in customer's hands within just a few days. If automated processing isn't your thing, issue refunds and place new exchange orders with just one click in the Loop Admin Panel.

Rafay Systems

Series A in 2019
Rafay Systems, Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a Kubernetes Operations Platform that enables enterprises to efficiently manage containerized applications across various environments, including public clouds, data centers, and edge locations. The platform offers a comprehensive solution for deploying, operating, and monitoring Kubernetes clusters, allowing organizations to streamline their DevOps workflows and enhance governance. Rafay's offerings support multi-region and multi-cloud deployments, facilitating rapid test automation, consistent user experiences, and the integration of IoT applications in various sectors such as retail and manufacturing. By providing centralized visibility and automation, Rafay Systems aims to simplify the complexities of modern application infrastructure, thereby maximizing the value of cloud-native technologies for its clients, which include notable companies like Verizon and MoneyGram.

InCountry

Series A in 2019
InCountry is a data residency-as-a-service platform that enables global data compliance for international business. The platform securely stores, processes, and regulates profile data in its country of origin, helping multinationals scale by providing easy integration in under ten minutes. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco with operations in 65 countries. InCountry is s backed by Accenture, Caffeinated Capital, Arbor Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Felicis Ventures, Mubadala, and Charles River Ventures.

Bolt

Series B in 2019
Bolt is a technology company focused on enhancing e-commerce by providing a streamlined checkout experience. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Bolt aims to democratize commerce by enabling retailers to forge stronger relationships with their customers. The company offers a one-click checkout platform that simplifies the purchasing process, allowing shoppers to complete transactions quickly and securely without the need for passwords or re-entering personal information. This efficiency leads to higher conversion rates for retailers. A diverse range of brands, including REVOLVE, Casper, and Benefit Cosmetics, utilize Bolt's services to deliver the fast and seamless checkout experiences that today's online consumers expect.

Deduce

Seed Round in 2019
Deduce, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 2019. It specializes in protecting businesses and their customers from unauthorized account access, data leakage, and identity fraud. The company develops solutions that enhance user experiences while safeguarding user accounts and sensitive information. Deduce utilizes risk algorithms and behavioral analytics to eliminate fraud in real-time, leveraging a comprehensive network of consumer identity data. Its offerings include an identity risk index that addresses issues such as credential stuffing, phishing, and social engineering. Additionally, Deduce's platform employs behavior-detection algorithms to create independent identity graphs, enabling organizations to gain visibility into potential user threats and risks while optimizing user experience and reducing friction during customer interactions.

Tempered

Venture Round in 2019
Tempered is a cyber risk management company based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing identity-based micro-segmentation solutions that significantly reduce cyber risks. By offering a zero-trust software platform, Tempered enables users to create and manage hyper-secure networks across various environments, including on-premise, remote, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. Its technology allows for seamless segmentation of IP resources without the need for infrastructure changes or disruptions, making it particularly beneficial for organizations with complex networking requirements.

InCountry

Seed Round in 2019
InCountry is a data residency-as-a-service platform that enables global data compliance for international business. The platform securely stores, processes, and regulates profile data in its country of origin, helping multinationals scale by providing easy integration in under ten minutes. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco with operations in 65 countries. InCountry is s backed by Accenture, Caffeinated Capital, Arbor Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Felicis Ventures, Mubadala, and Charles River Ventures.

MaintainX

Seed Round in 2019
MaintainX, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a frontline record management platform designed for maintenance and facility management teams. Launched in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, MaintainX provides a software as a service (SaaS) solution that digitizes workflows, enhances collaboration, and offers analytics to streamline maintenance operations. The platform includes features such as environmental and training checklists, tooling and gauge reporting, auditing workflows, and quality control inspections. Additionally, it facilitates communication among users and allows for photo uploads to enhance operational efficiency. MaintainX serves a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and hotels, focusing on improving asset management and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Medal

Seed Round in 2019
Medal is a short-form gaming video clips platform used to share digital game clips and highlights with gamers. Its platform helps to capture the final seconds of gameplay utilizing completely different recording mechanisms that can be shared on the application that provide clips of live streams and that enable users to share their skills and get an enjoyable experience. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Naarden, North-Holland.

Jyve

Series A in 2019
Jyve Corporation is a technology company that operates a mobile application designed to connect businesses with on-demand labor. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Jyve primarily serves grocers, brands, and retailers across the United States. The platform matches brands' in-store execution needs with qualified labor, facilitating tasks such as stocking, auditing, ordering, and display building. Jyve provides access to a network of certified skilled workers, known as Jyvers, who are equipped to fulfill various merchandising and e-commerce requirements. By leveraging real-time insights into employee performance, Jyve helps businesses improve operational efficiency and drive revenue growth.

UpLift

Series C in 2019
Uplift, Inc. is a fintech company specializing in digital lending specifically for travel and bookings. Founded in 2011 and based in Menlo Park, California, Uplift provides loans and credit facilities that allow individuals to pay for their travel expenses in monthly installments. The company operates a buy now, pay later solution, partnering with over 100 leading travel brands to offer personalized and flexible payment options. This approach not only helps consumers manage their budgets effectively but also enhances conversion rates and customer retention for its merchant partners. Uplift's innovative platform aims to make travel more accessible and affordable for a broader audience.

Grabango

Series A in 2019
Grabango is a technology company that specializes in checkout-free shopping solutions for the retail industry. Founded in 2016 and based in Berkeley, California, Grabango develops a system that utilizes computer vision and machine learning to enhance the shopping experience in existing grocery and convenience stores. By employing cameras and shelf sensors, the technology identifies items as customers pick them up and adds them to a virtual basket. After selecting their items, shoppers can simply scan a code in the Grabango app to pay via their registered payment method and exit the store without waiting in line. This innovative approach aims to streamline the shopping process, making it faster and more convenient for customers, while also ensuring privacy through anonymized data handling. Grabango partners with large-scale retailers to retrofit their stores, eliminating traditional checkout lines and setting a new standard in retail shopping.

Petabyte Technology

Seed Round in 2019
Petabyte Technology Inc. is a company that offers a cloud-based software platform specifically designed for veterinary clinics. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in cities like San Francisco and New York, Petabyte Technology focuses on enhancing practice productivity and improving patient care through its SaaS-based practice management software, Rhapsody. This software is accessible on various devices, including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones. It streamlines operations by replacing traditional methods like sticky notes and multiple software tabs, allowing veterinarians to manage client interactions, conduct online assessments, create invoices, and maintain patient medical histories. Ultimately, Petabyte Technology aims to empower veterinary professionals with better control and understanding of their practice, thereby promoting a higher quality of care and an improved work-life balance.

Nightcorn

Seed Round in 2018
Nightcorn is a media app designed specifically for video content.

Upwave

Series B in 2018
Upwave, Inc. is a market research and marketing analytics company that specializes in providing consumer datasets and brand marketing measurement technology to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 100 companies, marketing agencies, and small businesses. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Upwave offers tools for building and distributing surveys, allowing users to target respondents based on various demographics and custom attributes. The company collects and delivers survey responses through a dedicated dashboard, assisting clients in making informed investment decisions, evaluating demand for new products, measuring marketing effectiveness, and gaining insights into their target audience. Upwave serves a wide range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, technology, and financial services, striving to deliver real-time brand insights and optimization solutions. The company was previously known as Survata, Inc. before rebranding in September 2020.

Outlier

Series A in 2018
Outlier offers analytic solutions that enable businesses to make better decisions. Moreover, Outlier monitors business data and notifies the user when unexpected changes occur.

Kazoo

Corporate Round in 2018
Kazoo is an all-in-one Employee Experience platform that combines recognition, performance, and engagement in one powerful solution. By bringing together Real-time Recognition & Rewards, Continuous Performance Management, and Employee Engagement Surveys, Kazoo’s employee-first solution enables companies to build purpose-driven cultures while increasing productivity, retention, and revenue. With over 600 global customers, the Kazoo platform puts actionable analytics in the hands of business leaders, connecting them to what really matters. Kazoo is when work is working.

Kixeye

Series D in 2018
KIXEYE, Inc. is a game development company specializing in online combat strategy games, including popular titles such as Desktop Defender, Backyard Monsters, Battle Pirates, and War Commander. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, KIXEYE has expanded its presence with additional offices in Australia, Vietnam, and Canada. The company, which was previously known as Casual Collective, rebranded in April 2011. KIXEYE is recognized for pioneering engaging gameplay experiences on social networks, catering to competitive gamers with a focus on innovative real-time strategy games. As of June 2019, KIXEYE operates as a subsidiary of Stillfront Group AB.

Phoenix Labs

Series B in 2018
Phoenix Labs Inc. is an independent game development studio based in Vancouver, Canada, with additional locations in Montreal and Los Angeles. Founded in 2014 by Jesse Houston, Sean Bender, and Robin Mayne, the company specializes in creating AAA multiplayer games that emphasize online cooperative experiences and strong narratives. Phoenix Labs focuses on developing games for personal computers, allowing users to download free-to-play titles that foster shared gaming experiences. The studio is dedicated to delivering engaging and immersive gameplay, catering to modern gaming communities.

Trifacta

Series D in 2018
Trifacta offers a data engineering cloud platform focused on enhancing the efficiency of data wrangling and ensuring data quality. The platform allows users to connect seamlessly to various data sources, enabling them to evaluate, correct, and validate the quality of their data. With an AI-assisted and collaborative approach, Trifacta facilitates accelerated data transformation and the automation of data pipelines, making data consumable at any scale. The company serves tens of thousands of users across more than 10,000 organizations, including prominent names such as Deutsche Boerse, Google, and PepsiCo, helping them unlock the full potential of their data through its innovative solutions.

nWay

Series B in 2017
nWay Inc. is a game development company based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2011, nWay focuses on creating free-to-play multiplayer games for mobile devices and web platforms, emphasizing console-quality experiences. The company's offerings feature synchronous multiplayer gameplay and incorporate play-to-earn elements, utilizing NFTs as prizes. nWay is recognized for its commitment to delivering engaging gaming experiences, and its initial title, ChronoBlade, is an action RPG designed for both web and mobile users. The games developed by nWay are accessible through popular platforms such as the App Store and Google Play.

Tempered

Venture Round in 2017
Tempered is a cyber risk management company based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing identity-based micro-segmentation solutions that significantly reduce cyber risks. By offering a zero-trust software platform, Tempered enables users to create and manage hyper-secure networks across various environments, including on-premise, remote, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. Its technology allows for seamless segmentation of IP resources without the need for infrastructure changes or disruptions, making it particularly beneficial for organizations with complex networking requirements.

Braze

Series D in 2017
Braze, Inc. is a customer engagement platform that specializes in enhancing interactions between consumers and brands across various industries, including retail, media, financial services, and hospitality. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Braze provides a suite of mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solutions. The platform integrates tools for engagement orchestration, campaign optimization, and cross-channel personalization, utilizing an AI engine called Sage AI to enhance functionality. Braze enables brands to create meaningful, context-driven conversations through various channels, ensuring relevant and timely interactions. The company has additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore, reflecting its global presence and commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. Formerly known as Appboy, Braze rebranded in November 2017 to better align with its mission of fostering human connections between consumers and the brands they love.

Super Bit Machine

Series A in 2017
Super Bit Machine, Inc. is a mobile game development company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017. The company focuses on creating spectator-friendly, competitive gaming experiences for tablet and smartphone devices. Super Bit Machine specializes in real-time multiplayer games, enabling players to engage in competitive gameplay across various platforms, including PC, iOS, and Android. Their flagship product, Armajet, is an accessible, free-to-play multiplayer shooter game currently in development, featuring fast-paced jetpack combat where teams compete against each other. The company's mission is to revolutionize competitive gaming by fostering community engagement through its innovative gaming platform.

Fastly

Series E in 2017
Fastly, Inc. operates an edge cloud platform that specializes in processing, serving, and securing applications for its clients. It provides a programmable infrastructure designed for web and application delivery, enabling businesses to create fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Unlike traditional content delivery networks that focus on widespread server locations, Fastly utilizes strategically placed servers in high-density data centers, allowing for efficient handling of dynamic content. The company's services cater to a variety of industries, including digital publishing, media and entertainment, technology, online retail, travel and hospitality, and financial technology. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly aims to empower the world's leading digital businesses to meet customer expectations and adapt to evolving technological demands.

SafeGraph

Series A in 2017
SafeGraph Inc., founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in the collection and processing of data to support machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. The company offers high-precision datasets that include business listings, building footprints, and aggregated foot traffic data for millions of points of interest across the United States and Canada. SafeGraph's data encompasses detailed information such as brand affiliations and spatial hierarchies, which are essential for market analytics, investment research, and site selection. By merging and verifying data from numerous sources, SafeGraph aims to provide businesses with accurate insights into consumer behavior and human movement patterns.

Kazoo

Series A in 2017
Kazoo is an all-in-one Employee Experience platform that combines recognition, performance, and engagement in one powerful solution. By bringing together Real-time Recognition & Rewards, Continuous Performance Management, and Employee Engagement Surveys, Kazoo’s employee-first solution enables companies to build purpose-driven cultures while increasing productivity, retention, and revenue. With over 600 global customers, the Kazoo platform puts actionable analytics in the hands of business leaders, connecting them to what really matters. Kazoo is when work is working.

Espresa

Series A in 2016
Espresa is a pioneering Culture Benefits platform that provides a suite of integrated tools designed to enhance employee experience and engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform supports HR and people teams by offering programs focused on rewards and recognition, employee resource groups, wellbeing, fitness, and event scheduling. Espresa aims to alleviate administrative burdens for organizations while delivering flexible and inclusive benefits to employees. By fostering a positive workplace culture, Espresa enhances employee wellbeing and productivity, ultimately making HR teams more effective in their roles.

LeapLife

Pre Seed Round in 2016
LeapLife, Inc. is a digital life insurance agency based in San Francisco, California, incorporated in 2016 and currently operating as a subsidiary of Even Financial, Inc. The company leverages data science and deep underwriting expertise to provide consumers with instant-decision life insurance policies, offering real-time quotes through its established insurtech platform. By collaborating with leading insurance carriers, LeapLife ensures a seamless application experience for its customers. The platform is designed to facilitate efficient browsing and selection of insurance options, enabling individuals to make informed decisions quickly.

Tempered

Series B in 2016
Tempered is a cyber risk management company based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing identity-based micro-segmentation solutions that significantly reduce cyber risks. By offering a zero-trust software platform, Tempered enables users to create and manage hyper-secure networks across various environments, including on-premise, remote, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. Its technology allows for seamless segmentation of IP resources without the need for infrastructure changes or disruptions, making it particularly beneficial for organizations with complex networking requirements.

JumpCloud

Series B in 2016
JumpCloud, Inc. operates a Directory-as-a-Service platform that simplifies identity management and securely connects users to their systems, applications, files, and networks. The platform enables organizations to manage user accounts, permissions, and device access while automating critical server management tasks such as security, compliance, and configuration. With its cloud-based directory, JumpCloud provides a single solution for IT and security teams to authenticate and manage user identities across diverse environments, applying Zero Trust principles to enhance security. The company serves over 100,000 organizations globally, including notable clients like Cars.com and GoFundMe. Founded in 2010 and based in Louisville, Colorado, JumpCloud was initially known as SafeInstance, Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Heymarket

Seed Round in 2016
Heymarket is a customer relationship management platform that specializes in omnichannel messaging, enabling businesses to communicate effectively with customers via SMS and Facebook Messenger. The platform offers features such as shared inboxes, message assignments, templates, and reminders, which enhance customer support by reducing response times. Heymarket's mobile applications for iOS and Android, along with a robust web app, provide administrative capabilities for managing permissions, messages, contacts, and integrations. This streamlined approach allows organizations to engage with leads more efficiently and improves overall communication with customers and partners through their preferred channels.

Braze

Series C in 2016
Braze, Inc. is a customer engagement platform that specializes in enhancing interactions between consumers and brands across various industries, including retail, media, financial services, and hospitality. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Braze provides a suite of mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solutions. The platform integrates tools for engagement orchestration, campaign optimization, and cross-channel personalization, utilizing an AI engine called Sage AI to enhance functionality. Braze enables brands to create meaningful, context-driven conversations through various channels, ensuring relevant and timely interactions. The company has additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore, reflecting its global presence and commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. Formerly known as Appboy, Braze rebranded in November 2017 to better align with its mission of fostering human connections between consumers and the brands they love.

Projector

Seed Round in 2016
Projector, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, develops a mobile notification platform designed for developers and product teams. The company focuses on enhancing product experiences beyond traditional app boundaries by offering a set of collaborative tools aimed at visual communication. These tools include capabilities for creating videos, GIFs, social media content, and presentations, allowing teams to engage audiences more effectively. Projector's browser-based platform enables real-time collaboration, equipping creative professionals with the necessary resources to deliver compelling visual storytelling and improve communication within their projects.

Trifacta

Series C in 2016
Trifacta offers a data engineering cloud platform focused on enhancing the efficiency of data wrangling and ensuring data quality. The platform allows users to connect seamlessly to various data sources, enabling them to evaluate, correct, and validate the quality of their data. With an AI-assisted and collaborative approach, Trifacta facilitates accelerated data transformation and the automation of data pipelines, making data consumable at any scale. The company serves tens of thousands of users across more than 10,000 organizations, including prominent names such as Deutsche Boerse, Google, and PepsiCo, helping them unlock the full potential of their data through its innovative solutions.

Chubbies Shorts

Series A in 2016
Chubbies is an eCommerce company dedicated to men's short shorts. The company revolves around a customer service-focused business model offering free three-day shipping, free returns, social advertising campaigns, and dedicated human customer service lines. Currently, they are only sold on the Chubbies website.

ThirdLove

Series A in 2016
ThirdLove, Inc. is a women’s lifestyle brand based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling a diverse range of undergarments and nightwear. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on providing a better-fitting experience for women by offering innovative products such as T-shirt bras, strapless bras, wireless bras, and nursing bras, among others. ThirdLove distinguishes itself by using proprietary ½-cup sizes derived from extensive research on real women's measurements, moving away from standard industry sizing. This commitment to fit and comfort allows women of all shapes and sizes to find their ideal undergarment. ThirdLove sells its products through an online platform as well as in physical retail locations.

Next Games

Series B in 2016
Next Games is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2013. The company focuses on creating free-to-play games that combine engaging narratives with innovative gameplay mechanics. Specializing in titles based on popular entertainment franchises, such as movies and TV series, Next Games aims to deliver a compelling and accessible gaming experience to a global audience. Through its unique approach, the company seeks to attract and retain players by merging storytelling with interactive entertainment.

Espresa

Seed Round in 2015
Espresa is a pioneering Culture Benefits platform that provides a suite of integrated tools designed to enhance employee experience and engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform supports HR and people teams by offering programs focused on rewards and recognition, employee resource groups, wellbeing, fitness, and event scheduling. Espresa aims to alleviate administrative burdens for organizations while delivering flexible and inclusive benefits to employees. By fostering a positive workplace culture, Espresa enhances employee wellbeing and productivity, ultimately making HR teams more effective in their roles.

cClearly

Venture Round in 2015
cClearly, Inc. is a marketing analytics and optimization technology provider founded in 2014 and based in New York. The company develops artificial intelligence tools that help marketers gain insights and take action by integrating first-party data with a proprietary database of external facts and events. cClearly's platform offers services such as audience insights, audience targeting, audience optimization for paid search, and keyword management. By employing machine learning algorithms, cClearly enables businesses to uncover new customer insights, enhance their paid search performance, and ultimately increase revenues while reducing customer acquisition costs.

Fastly

Series D in 2015
Fastly, Inc. operates an edge cloud platform that specializes in processing, serving, and securing applications for its clients. It provides a programmable infrastructure designed for web and application delivery, enabling businesses to create fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Unlike traditional content delivery networks that focus on widespread server locations, Fastly utilizes strategically placed servers in high-density data centers, allowing for efficient handling of dynamic content. The company's services cater to a variety of industries, including digital publishing, media and entertainment, technology, online retail, travel and hospitality, and financial technology. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly aims to empower the world's leading digital businesses to meet customer expectations and adapt to evolving technological demands.

Beepi

Series B in 2015
Beepi is a Los Altos, California-based company that operates an online peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars, launched in April 2014. The platform allows users to conduct transactions using a smartphone or PC, eliminating the need for traditional car dealerships and the associated complexities of negotiating prices. Sellers can list their vehicles, undergo a professional inspection, and if a car does not sell, Beepi may purchase it directly. This approach aims to streamline the process of buying and selling used cars, providing better pricing and a more transparent experience for both parties. Beepi represents a significant shift in the used car market by facilitating a straightforward and efficient transaction process.

Upwave

Series A in 2015
Upwave, Inc. is a market research and marketing analytics company that specializes in providing consumer datasets and brand marketing measurement technology to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 100 companies, marketing agencies, and small businesses. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Upwave offers tools for building and distributing surveys, allowing users to target respondents based on various demographics and custom attributes. The company collects and delivers survey responses through a dedicated dashboard, assisting clients in making informed investment decisions, evaluating demand for new products, measuring marketing effectiveness, and gaining insights into their target audience. Upwave serves a wide range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, technology, and financial services, striving to deliver real-time brand insights and optimization solutions. The company was previously known as Survata, Inc. before rebranding in September 2020.

Sense

Seed Round in 2015
Sense is a smart talent engagement and communication platform built for the staffing industry. It helps reduce turnover, increases re-deployment rates, and gives a real-time 360 view of the pulse of consultants. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AlphaDraft

Pre Seed Round in 2015
AlphaDraft also brought on board strategic backers in Melo7 Tech Partners (the investment shop founded by Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern.
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